Game Information

Game Title: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Platforms:

  • Nintendo Switch (Jan 18, 2024)
  • PlayStation 5 (Jan 18, 2024)
  • Xbox One (Jan 18, 2024)
  • PlayStation 4 (Jan 18, 2024)
  • PC (Jan 18, 2024)
  • Xbox Series X/S (Jan 18, 2024)

Trailers:

Publisher: Ubisoft

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 86 average - 94% recommended - 78 reviews

Critic Reviews

Areajugones - Miguel Varela - Spanish - 9.4 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is not only the first major video game of 2024, but it’s also one of the best metroidvania of recent years.

Atarita - Eren Eroğlu - Turkish - 95 / 100

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a game that doesn’t compromise on any part of the experience, every part of it is crafted with great effort and care. In one word, it’s fantastic.

Atomix - Alberto Desfassiaux - Spanish - 93 / 100

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a great and almost flawless return of the beloved franchise. Ubisoft Montpellier scored a triumph with one of the best Metroidvania games since Metroid Dread.

Attack of the Fanboy - Christian Bognar - 5 / 5

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a superb Metroidvania that reignites the franchise in exciting ways and only gets better the longer you play it. Meticulously crafted platforming mixed with exhilarating combat makes for a game that is nearly impossible to put down.

But Why Tho? - Kate Sanchez - 8.5 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a vibrant reimaging of ancient Persian myth. It’s a turning of the page for a traditionally Orientalist franchise, and it never sacrifices gameplay to do so. The Lost Crown is the right mix of difficult ingenuity and self-pacing that makes the Metroidvaia inspiration a perfect pairing.

CGMagazine - Philip Watson - 8.5 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is not just a good Metroidvania game, but it is a great addition to the catalogue of titles in the Prince of Persia franchise.

COGconnected - Mark Steighner - 85 / 100

The Lost Crown is a fun and engaging 2.5D action platformer. It borrows a number of mechanics from several years’ worth of recent Metroidvanias, but adds a few ideas and quality of life features of its own, too. Maybe best of all, it’s a game for both newcomers and Metroidvania veterans

Cerealkillerz - Nick Erlenhof - German - 7.9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown managed the leap into the new genre of Metroidvanias really well. The battles are challenging, moving through the levels is enormous fun and there are visually impressive counterattacks to marvel at. The fact that the characters and story are inconsequential and the backtracking can be a bit tedious should not deter genre fans too much.

Checkpoint Gaming - Bree Maybe - 8.5 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an incredibly pleasant surprise. Brilliant gameplay and gorgeous visuals make it utterly addictive to play, and in my time with it, I never wanted to put it down. The only fault the experience really has is the story, and while it is perfectly serviceable, it’s never sufficiently engaging, even if the gameplay itself is enough to keep you going. If you are looking for a new Metroidvania to sink your teeth into, this is one I can highly recommend, and a strong return to form for the previously long-resting franchise.

Console Creatures - David Pietrangelo - Recommended

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a welcome return to the franchise. It packs a punch with exciting combat, challenging platforming, great visuals, and tons of secrets to uncover.

Daily Star - Tom Hutchison - 4 / 5

A decent and difficult start to console gaming in 2024.

Destructoid - Steven Mills - 8.5 / 10

The glimpses of tedium definitely hamper the experience, but a few games have managed to get me so excited just for reaching the next boss. If you are a fan of Metroidvania-style games or even just a fan of fast-paced combat with a focus on boss fights, you’ll love this iteration of the Prince (of Persia).

Digital Trends - Tomas Franzese - 4.5 / 5

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a monumental achievement in approachable, seamless Metroidvania design.

Easy Allies - Michael Damiani - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a successful reinvention of the dormant franchise that carves out a marvelous new identity, one that clearly has a bright future.

Entertainium - Eduardo Rebouças - Worth your time

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an exciting addition to the admittedly crowded market in its particular style of play, but it’s one that does enough of its own flavor and delivery that makes it very much worth playing. That’s all too true for those who’ve enjoyed Prince of Persia in the past thanks to its ties in design to the classic games of the past in the form of traversal and to some degree, some of its combat encounters. For as limiting as these games can be simply due to the tenants of the genre, there’s enough here to make this one stand out from the pack.

Everyeye.it - Riccardo Cantù - Italian - 8.5 / 10

The Lost Crown is a delightful new beginning for the saga, a project that exudes all the passion infused by its developers

FandomWire - Lisa Tolmak - 8 / 10

The stunning visuals and superb animations elevate the entire experience. This game emanates style from every corner, with each of its vastly unique biomes coming to life with awe-inspiring visuals. From eerie sewers and lush forests to opulent palaces and icy mountains, each biome is an entirely different world with a distinctive atmosphere.

Bombastic soundtracks set the vibe in each level and rev up during boss battles, while the overall sound design allows you to be fully immersed in the world. Gorgeous and detailed cinematics to boot, continuously had me staring at the screen in awe. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a stylish and challenging action platformer that nails every aspect that makes a great Metroidvania and pushes the genre forward with its clever Memory Shard feature. and while I encountered a particularly disappointing bug, the game’s excellent platforming, tough, rhythmic combat, and stunning visuals more than made up for it.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown isn’t just a powerful new contender in the Metroidvania genre, it’s also a worthy entry in the series that adds new flavor to the franchise. Even if you’re disappointed that this isn’t The Sands of Time Remake you’ve been waiting for, The Lost Crown is a jewel of a game that you shouldn’t let slip through your fingers.

GGRecon - Tarran Stockton - 4.5 / 5

It’s tempting for me to say that Prince of Persia is back with the release of The Lost Crown and leave it at that. But that feels like a disservice to a game so boldly different from its predecessors because ultimately it’s more than that.

While it certainly still feels like a Prince of Persia game at the core, it stands on its own merits as a consistently brilliant and challenging Metroidvania experience, holding its own against some of the genre’s very best.

GameGrin - Alana Dunitz - 10 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an awesome action platformer that pulls you in with its beautiful world and lore, evolving the metroidvania genre with a lot of great changes. You must play this game!

GamePro - Kevin Itzinger - German - 86 / 100

The Lost Crown doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does a great job of executing the gameplay loop of exploration, character enhancement and progression.

GameSpot - Steve Watts - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia boldly reinvents itself as a metroidvania, and it feels like it has found its new home.

GameXplain - Joey Ferris - 8 / 10

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Gameblog - KiKiToes - French - 8 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown ticks all the boxes of the perfect metroidvania.

Gamefa - Mostafa Zahedi - Persian - 8 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an amazing 2D experience that embarks you on a great adventure in ancient Persia. from thrilling bossfights to entertaining characters, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown delivers almost everything you expect from a 2D metroidvanian experience

Gamersky - 心灵奇兵 - Chinese - 8.7 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a bold step for Ubisoft. Not only does it show their great skill in making platform action games, but it also deserves praise for successfully creating a great Metroidvania game at the first attempt. The clever rewind action and memory fragment marking system are also good ideas for the future of Metroidvania games.

GamesRadar+ - Joe Donnelly - 4 / 5

For those wanting more in the same vein as 3D adventures like The Sands of Time, this ain’t it. But it is a return to relative form for a series whose last mainline outing landed 14 years ago – it’s just disappointing that this very good game was held back from true greatness.

Gaming Age - Matthew Pollesel - 8 / 10

The big drawback to The Lost Crown is that if you’re not already a fan of Metroidvanias, it’s hard to imagine anything here will suddenly make you a believer in the genre. It’s a well-made Metroidvania, to be sure, but there’s nothing here that breaks new ground.

Gaming Nexus - Elliot Hilderbrand - 8.5 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown strikes a harmonious balance between combat, puzzles, and exploration, providing a satisfying blend for players. The shadow of the deluxe edition looms, introducing cosmetic items and early access at a questionable price point. Despite this, the core game experience remains untarnished, making the deluxe edition an optional, albeit somewhat disappointing, add-on. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a delightful journey, offering a well-paced adventure that managed to keep me engaged from start to finish.

GamingBolt - Shubhankar Parijat - 9 / 10

The Lost Crown is a fantastic game. Not only does it capture the biggest strength of Prince of Persia’s earliest sidescrolling instalments, it also reinvigorates the series in spectacular fashion with its Metroidvania design structure. From level design to combat, from the platforming to its visual style, from the exploration to the soundtrack, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an impressive accomplishment in more ways than one, and one of Ubisoft’s best games in years.

GamingTrend - Jack Zustiak - 80 / 100

Elegance, finesse, style – whatever you want to call it, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has it. It sets the stage with familiar Prince of Persia elements while performing them in new ways. The production comes with a few stumbles, yet The Lost Crown always recovers with style, proving itself as a worthy heir to the elegance that this series represents.

Generación Xbox - Frank Montes - Spanish - 90 / 100

A worthy representative of the Metroidvania subgenre

Glitched Africa - Marco Cocomello - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an enjoyable and challenging Metroidvania game. Its refreshing setting combined with its intense combat make this journey through Mount Qaf worth the 20-hour trek. The boss fights are a real standout in the game delivering some unforgettable combat encounters.

God is a Geek - Mick Fraser - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a fantastic return to the franchise’s roots, and one of the strongest examples of the genre I’ve played.

Hey Poor Player - Andrew Thornton - 4.5 / 5

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is, in many ways, a new direction for this series, but there’s enough pulled from the past that it very much still feels like a Prince of Persia game. With excellent combat, some of the best platforming you’ll find in any Metroidvania, a fantastic world to explore, and a series of incredible powers to unlock, The Lost Crown keeps getting more interesting as you make your way through it. Fans of the series, the genre, or simply great games will want to check out Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.

IGN - Phil Hornshaw - 8 / 10

Returning to a 2D perspective lets Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown perfect its controls and combat while capturing everything that was great about the heyday of the series.

IGN Italy - Angelo Bianco - Italian - 8 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a good metroidvania that makes its intriguing gameplay its most appreciable aspect, which offers many accessibility-related options that allow the game experience to be fully customized. Although it is not flawless in some aspects, such as an uninspired character design and a difficulty balance that is not properly calibrated, Ubisoft Montpellier’s new game is a must play for all fans of the genre and the Prince of Persia franchise.

IGN Spain - Rafa Del Río - Spanish - 8 / 10

The saga’s return to the 2D platform genre in the form of a modern metroidvania leaves us with a challenging and sometimes desperate, but always delightful experience.

Impulsegamer - Nathan Misa - 4.5 / 5

Fun 2.5D platforming, combo-based combat and clever puzzles wrapped in a highly polished, content-filled package. A must-play adventure.

Infinite Start - Grant E. Gaines - 9 / 100

Overall I think Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a solid experience. It’s far from perfect, as it can be surprisingly difficult/cheap/annoying, but most of the time it’s a creative metroidvania. Add in some genuinely cool boss battles, climatic parry moves, and countless locations to explore and you have an experience well worth considering.

Kakuchopurei - Jonathan Leo - 90 / 100

I never thought 2024 would start with a banger of a 2D title, especially from a company like Ubisoft that’s known for copy-pasta open-world games, yet here we are. While Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has elements from other 2D search action titles, it adds a few more innovations and uses its platforming and level design talent to create a remarkable and memorable platforming and sword-slinging experience, polish and all. Give this Metroidvania a whirl; you’ll be pleased to know that it keeps the Prince of Persia platforming legacy alive and very well, thanks to its new search action trappings.

Leadergamer - Alper Dalan - Turkish - 9 / 10

The game that destroyed my prejudices.

Multiplayer First - Dean James - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown may not have had the strongest response from fans upon its initial announcement, but Ubisoft really knocked it out of the ballpark with this one in the end. Coming in at about the 20 to 25-hour mark for a well-explored playthrough felt just about right for this type of game to avoid overstaying its welcome. Taking Prince of Persia and mixing it with the Metroidvania genre was a brilliant move, as the gameplay and abilities from the series mesh very well with this style, and it makes me hope this is only the beginning of this franchise’s foray into this new direction and is not just a one-off experience.

Nexus Hub - Sam Aberdeen - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is exceptionally good and marks Ubisoft’s best game in years - a shot of old-school 2D platforming action that jolts the franchise back to life.

Nintendo Life - PJ O’Reilly - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a slick return to the roots of this franchise that serves up clever 2.5D action wrapped up in a delightful art style and satisfying story. There’s a smart balance here between old-school levels of action and challenge, moreish combat, and neat puzzles, all mixed with accessibility options and fine-tuning that open things up to newcomers and casual players. We knew Ubisoft Montpellier was a pair of safe hands and the team hasn’t let us down, serving up the first must-play of 2024 in a Switch port that absolutely does the business.

One More Game - Chris Garcia - Buy

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a supremely stylish and stellar start to 2024, and coming from a company that usually just spews out open-world titles, this is such a welcome entry in their portfolio. Developing this as a “smaller” title worked wonders for the game, as Prince of Persia fits perfectly in a Metroidvania setting that puts gameplay at the forefront of it all.

PC Gamer - Mollie Taylor - 72 / 100

A palatable metroidvania with a mediocre story, my biggest frustration with The Lost Crown is how long it takes to get to the good stuff.

PCGamesN - Will Nelson - 7 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is simultaneously overblown and undercooked in some areas, but it nails the fundamentals of combat, platforming, and exploration, making for a strong Metroidvania adventure and an exciting new entry in a legendary game series.

PSX Brasil - Luis Guilherme Machado Camargo - Portuguese - 95 / 100

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an excellent metroidvania and should certainly be remembered among the best in the genre.

PlayStation Universe - Garri Bagdasarov - 9 / 10

An excellent return to the Prince of Persia franchise. The Lost Crown takes the classic Metroidvania-style and builds on it with excellent puzzles, platforming and combat. The Lost Crown is easily the first must have title of the year and shouldn’t be missed.

PowerUp! - Adam Mathew - 8 / 10

Whichever way you look at it, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is another fine entry in the modern-era Metroidvania renaissance. It absolutely deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as games like Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, and Metroid Dread.

Press Start - Steven Impson - 9 / 10

I thoroughly enjoyed The Lost Crown. It took me a little under 18 hours to finish the game with quite a bit of exploring off the beaten track along the way – and the next day all I wanted to do was pick the game back up get to more exploring. It’s got compelling exploration, great feeling movement, engaging combat and satisfying puzzles. Genuine innovation in the genre and smartly integrated accessibility features make The Lost Crown a game I heartily recommend.

Prima Games - Matt Vatankhah - 9 / 10

A cinematic journey that takes a beloved series to new heights, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an adventure that fans of the genre shouldn’t miss.

Pure Nintendo - Jemma Casson - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a splendid return to form for the series. The developers have done a terrific job with an original story and a visually impressive title that’s well implemented on the Switch. The smooth gameplay, terrific map system, and satisfying combat and exploration make this a must-play for genre fans.

Push Square - Stephen Tailby - 8 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown puts its best foot forward with rewarding and satisfying gameplay at its core. Combining the series’ 2D past with the time-bending powers from later games, this Metroidvania is a brilliant blend that brings the franchise back in a fresh new way. While it can sometimes look a little underwhelming, and the sheer size of the game threatens to slow its own momentum, the fluid, challenging platforming and combat are so fun that any shortcomings fade into the background. This is an overall great action adventure with a lot to offer.

Rock, Paper, Shotgun - Katharine Castle - Unscored

Fearless but intensely friendly, Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown is a deep and challenging Metroid-like with some of the best platforming this side of Moon’s Ori games.

SECTOR.sk - Matúš Štrba - Slovak - 9 / 10

It has everything you could want from a game. It will entertain you, it will challenge you, and you will spend a lot of time with it without even a hint of stereotype. The variety of content is truly huge on all fronts, so you won’t be bored until the credits roll some 20 hours later. It’s a shame that there are a few minor flaws, but they don’t detract from the overall experience to the point where you’ll be bothered by them.

Seasoned Gaming - Ainsley Bowden - 9 / 10

The Lost Crown is a gem. It is smart, beautiful, impeccably designed, and almost flawlessly executed.

Shacknews - Donovan Erskine - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown shows that this long-running franchise still has plenty of life left in it. The main narrative is sharp, with interesting twists and reveals about the universe at large. It’s only surpassed by the combat, which challenged me in all the right ways.

Spaziogames - Francesco Corica - Italian - 8.1 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown managed to swipe away every possible doubt after its first reveal, proving itself to be a metroidvania well developed, fun and with the right ideas.

TechRaptor - Robert Scarpinito - 8 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a competent, action-packed metroidvania that mostly balances the rule of cool with exciting combat and responsive platforming. If you like over-the-top shonen anime, it’s worth checking out for the boss fights alone.

The Beta Network - Anthony Culinas - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown wears the Metroidvania belt with panache. The protagonist, Sargon can whip out a whole range of stylish assaults thanks to his handy teleportation maneuvers and flow through the difficult platforming hazards of Mount Qaf like an Olympic gymnast. It’s just a pity that the story isn’t anywhere near as strong. You can’t win them all, I suppose.

TheSixthAxis - Adrian Burrows - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is one of the finest metroidvanias I’ve ever played and a fantastic way to start 2024. Thrilling and kinetic platforming, thumping combat, and a vast game world that demands exploration, and makes it a joy to do. It’s time to kick nostalgia firmly in the unmentionables; this is the best Prince of Persia ever.

TrueAchievements - Tom West - 8 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a fantastic entry into the platforming and Metroidvania genres. While it falls short in some areas, which can leave you feeling somewhat frustrated, the overall experience is a sequence of satisfaction-inducing challenges. As the first new entry into the franchise we’ve seen in some time, The Lost Crown is a fantastic place for Ubisoft to start, and I’d like to see more.

TrueGaming - مصطفى عرجون - Arabic - 9 / 10

A content-rich experience, offering a captivating mix of gameplay mechanics that make it a unique experience, exceeding expectations with genius level design and a great level of challenge that make it a great start to the year 2024.

VG247 - Dom Peppiatt - 4 / 5

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a smart game that makes you feel even smarter. It’s a Metroidvania that’s learned from the best, but without sacrificing any element of its own personality – for better and for worse.

VGC - Jordan Middler - 4 / 5

Prince of Persia was long in need of a resurrection, and in The Lost Crown, it’s found it. Excellent platforming, clever puzzles and a huge map make one of the best Metroidvania’s in years, and kicks off 2024 in style.

VideoGamer - Tom Bardwell - 8 / 10

Through a blend of a Metroidvania structure and a dutiful nod to its side-scrolling past, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a lean and assured mechanical treat.

WayTooManyGames - Leonardo Faria - 9 / 10

I had high hopes for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, but it still managed to surpass them. More than just a risky, experimental revival of a dormant franchise, it basically showcases that Prince of Persia works magnificently well as a metroidvania, almost in a “why haven’t you done this before” kind of way.

Wccftech - Francesco De Meo - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown couldn’t have brought back the series after its more than a decade-long hiatus in a better way. With an engaging story, well-crafted Metroidvania mechanics, and a touch of character-action games features in its combat system, Sargon’s adventure will be remembered by fans for a long time, even with its minor issues.

WellPlayed - James Wood - 9.5 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an expertly executed series revival that displays the best of Ubisoft Montpellier’s pedigree while pushing the action-platformer to new highs.

Worth Playing - Chris “Atom” DeAngelus - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an excellent Metroidvania. It doesn’t completely break the mold of the genre, but it is firing on all cylinders, and it’s a delight from start to finish. The excellent gameplay is bolstered by the anime-inspired visuals to create a distinctive style. The somewhat lackluster plot lags behind, but even that is mostly fun, if unexceptional. If you’re a fan of Metroidvania-style games, you’re certain to have a ton of fun with Sargon’s adventure in The Lost Crown.

XGN.nl - Theo Weber - Dutch - 8 / 10

Ubisoft has Prince of Persia returned with a completelt new look and feel. The world of this metroidvania is huge and there is a lot to do. That also means a lot of running, climbing and fighting, but not a lot of depth unfortunately. Also there are a few misses opportunities. Still, this is a game you surely have to play this year!

Xbox Achievements - Josh Wise - 70%

Fluid platforming and frenetic combat, with some lovely spectacle and a dull story.

XboxEra - Jesse Norris - 9.5 / 10

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown is an instant classic.  Full of reverie for the series it takes it to new heights with a damned near-perfect mix of action-platforming goodness.  It’s the best type of Metroidvania.  One that knows how to pace out the power ups and I hope this is the start of a series of similar titles for the franchise.

ZdobywcyGier.eu - Paweł Bortkiewicz - Polish - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is one of the best metroidvanias on the market. The Prince has returned in beautiful style, and I hope it reaches the tastes of other gamers so that we get more of it, not another almost 14-year hiatus.

Zoomg - Afshin Piroozi - Persian - 9 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is exactly what the franchise needed. The Lost Crown is a creative Metroidvania game with deep combat and satisfying platforming. The story also provides interesting moments with unexpected twists.

cublikefoot - Claire Ferrin - 8.5 / 10

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a solid metroidvania and easily one of the best I have played in years.

eXputer - Usama Mehmood - 3.5 / 5

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, has completely subverted my initial expectations, providing us with a great game to kickstart 2024 off.